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Get the latest news and information about LEGO. Find out what the latest sets are and when they will be available. Not to mention all the awesome goings on in the world of LEGO.

LEGO Pirates of Barracuda Bay Roller Coaster – Build part 1

April 14, 2021 By GJBricks Leave a Comment

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Moving back to my love of roller coasters, I’ve embarked on a mission to convert the LEGO Pirates of Barracuda Bay into a roller coaster. This video shows the first step where I’ve laid out the track and put one of the builds and that magnificent ship to test the track plan will work. Let me know your thoughts in the comments

Be sure to checkout part 2: https://youtu.be/pX9bDknimS0

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If you want to skip through the video:
00:00 Intro
01:27 The roller coaster layout
02:43 Pirates of Barracuda Bay spare build
04:30 Rollercoaster mechanism and car run
07:58 Ship as the focus
08:08 Wrapping up
09:06 Like, Comment, Share & Sub

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About the Pirates of Barracuda Bay set 21322:
Discover the captain’s cabin, food store, kitchen, bedrooms, supply dock, farm, toilet, jail cell, tavern and hidden treasure, plus lots of fun accessories, 8 pirate minifigures, assorted animal figures and 2 skeleton figures to inspire action-packed stories. This set includes an island that can be split in half and rearranged. The shipwreck can also be dismantled and reassembled to make a ship inspired by the Black Seas Barracuda pirate ship LEGO model from 1989.

The set has 8 LEGO minifigures including Captain Redbeard, Lady Anchor, Robin Loot and twins Port and Starboard for pirate role-play action, plus a shark, pig, 2 parrots, 3 crabs, 2 frogs and 2 skeleton figures.

Build and display it or play with the LEGO Ideas Pirates of Barracuda Bay (21322) shipwreck island model. You can also split it in half and rearranged it, revealing buried pirate treasure.

Includes a captain’s cabin, kitchen, tavern, bedroom and jail cell are filled with accessories. The shipwreck also rebuilds into a ship inspired by the 1989 LEGO® model, Captain Redbeard’s Black Seas Barracuda.

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About the GJBricks LEGO YouTube Channel
Welcome to my LEGO Channel! I’m an Australian AFOL builder focused on the joy and creativity of LEGO!

On this channel, you will find general interest videos and photos about LEGO and everything related to the joy creating with it! We’re creating our own unique LEGO City, Studsburg with its fleet of LEGO Trains, city building, Ninjago Mountain, crowds of minifigures and lots more!

I’m fine with constructive criticism as well as polite disagreement!

Please help me keep this channel as a friendly, positive and safe environment to talk about LEGO! *

LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies and are in no way associated with this channel unless stated in the video description.

*There is a ZERO tolerance policy for disrespect, swearing, bullying, sexism, racism, etc. and no spam on my channels. All comments are moderated by me to protect people of all ages in the LEGO/LEGOS community. If you breach these rules you will be reported and blocked!

Note: if you are under 13, please visit YouTube Kids) – channel viewers are predominately aged 18 years and over.

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GJBricks is part of BrickTubers Network (https://thebricktubers.com) that includes these talented LEGO builders:

BlockheadUK https://www.youtube.com/blockheaduk
Brick After Brick Toys https://www.youtube.com/brickafterbricktoys
Brick Bakery https://www.youtube.com/brickbakery
Bricksonville https://www.youtube.com/bricksonville
Dr McBrick https://www.youtube.com/drmcbrick
GJBricks https://www.youtube.com/gjbricks
Small Brick City https://www.youtube.com/smallbrickcity

#lego #gjbricks #rollercoaster

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Eric Bauza voices the LEGO Looney Tunes Minifigures

April 10, 2021 By GJBricks Leave a Comment

LEGO Looney Toons Collectible MinifiguresReading Time: < 1 minute

This is going nuts on Twitter right now for good reason! Eric Bauza, the official voice actor for so many of our favourite Looney Tunes characters, was sent 2 boxes of the upcoming minifigure release. His response? To do a video of him opening the packs and do the voice of each character. And it is a thing of absolute hilarity! [Read more…] about Eric Bauza voices the LEGO Looney Tunes Minifigures

Filed Under: LEGO 2021, LEGO News Tagged With: lego 2021, LEGO collectible minifigures, LEGO looney tunes, LEGO minfigure, LEGO news, looney tunes, looney tunes characters

LEGO Looney Tunes collectible minifigures found by Brickset

April 3, 2021 By GJBricks Leave a Comment

LEGO Looney Toons Collectible MinifiguresReading Time: 2 minutes

We’d heard the rumours that Looney Tunes figures were coming to LEGO. Well, someone at Brickset found a box in California!

[Read more…] about LEGO Looney Tunes collectible minifigures found by Brickset

Filed Under: LEGO 2021, LEGO News Tagged With: LEGO, lego 2021, LEGO collectible minifigures, LEGO looney toons, LEGO looney tunes, looney toons, looney tunes, looney tunes characters

LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery starting to become available

April 1, 2021 By GJBricks Leave a Comment

LEGO 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery - Hero shot 2

Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s April 1st and the new LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery (10283) is becoming available on LEGO.com as timezones hit midnight. [Read more…] about LEGO NASA Space Shuttle Discovery starting to become available

Filed Under: LEGO 2021, LEGO Creator Expert, LEGO News Tagged With: Creator Expert, LEGO, LEGO 10283, lego 2021, LEGO news, lego press release, NASA, space shuttle

Canberra the location of Australia’s next LEGO Certified Store

March 29, 2021 By GJBricks Leave a Comment

Reading Time: 2 minutesToday, Alquemie Group (formerly Alceon) and LEGO Australia and New Zealand have announced that our nation’s capital, Canberra, will be getting it’s own LEGO Certified Store soon.

with one of the most loyal and growing communities, it has been on their radar for a while according to Richard Facioni, Executive Chairman of Alquemie Group.

You can expect all the usual fun

  • A wall mounted mosaic made by LEGO Certified Professional, ‘Brickman’
  • My favourite part, the Pick a Brick Wall
  • Build a Minifigure™ Tower
  • Digital Box that lets you bring any LEGO Box to life in 3D on a wall mounted screen
  • In-store experts
  • A large selection of the latest and exclusive LEGO sets

[Read more…] about Canberra the location of Australia’s next LEGO Certified Store

Filed Under: LEGO 2021, LEGO Australia and NZ, LEGO News Tagged With: lego 2021, LEGO Australia, lego certified store, LEGO news

Prepare for launch! LEGO 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery

March 24, 2021 By GJBricks Leave a Comment

LEGO 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery - Display with Hubble Telescope and plaques

Reading Time: 6 minutesLEGO’s relationship with NASA seems to be the gift that keeps on giving! And this time they have – again – delivered us the famous Space Shuttle Discovery and Hubble Telescope. [Read more…] about Prepare for launch! LEGO 10283 NASA Space Shuttle Discovery

Filed Under: LEGO 2021, LEGO Creator Expert, LEGO News Tagged With: Creator Expert, LEGO, LEGO 10283, lego 2021, LEGO news, lego press release, NASA, space shuttle

LEGO LIVE STREAM BUILD #59 – Sunday with@Tazzman Bricks and @BlockHeadUK

March 15, 2021 By GJBricks Leave a Comment

Reading Time: < 1 minute

Come and join us for episode #59 of our Sunday evening of live LEGO building and chatting about everything going on in the world of LEGO. I’m joined by LEGO Builder @Tazzman Bricks and @BlockHeadUK.

🎙 Bag Of Bricks Podcast: https://anchor.fm/bagofbricks

Support my channel:
Become a Patreon supporter: https://www.patreon.com/gjbricks
Shop online with LEGO Shop@Home: https://bit.ly/lego-affiliate [affiliate link]
If you buy using my affiliate links I get a small commission to help support my channels!

Check out my LEGO Photos online
https://www.instagram.com/gj_bricks/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjbricks/

GJBricks on Social Media
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https://twitter.com/gjbricks
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Bag of Bricks #12 | Getting Sorted | A LEGO Podcast

March 9, 2021 By GJBricks Leave a Comment

Reading Time: 2 minutes

This episode of Bag of Bricks is called Getting Sorted because I have been sorting through my massively neglected backlog of parts. How many people have bought parts or multiple sets for a LEGO MOC and then just put the leftover aside without sorting them? And lets not mention the set backlog…

🎙 Listen to the podcast:
https://anchor.fm/bagofbricks/episodes/Bag-of-Bricks-12–A-LEGO-Podcast-esmcgo

🎙 Bag Of Bricks Podcast:
https://anchor.fm/bagofbricks

Support my channel:
Become a Patreon supporter: https://www.patreon.com/gjbricks
Shop online with LEGO Shop@Home: https://bit.ly/lego-affiliate [affiliate link]
If you buy using my affiliate links I get a small commission to help support my channels!

Check out my LEGO Photos online
https://www.instagram.com/gj_bricks/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gjbricks/

GJBricks on Social Media
https://gjbricks.com
https://twitter.com/gjbricks
https://facebook.com/gjbricks

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About the GJBricks LEGO YouTube Channel
Welcome to my LEGO Channel! I’m an Australian AFOL builder focused on the joy and creativity of LEGO!

On this channel, you will find general interest videos and photos about LEGO and everything related to the joy creating with it! We’re creating our own unique LEGO City, Studsburg with its fleet of LEGO Trains, city building, Ninjago Mountain, crowds of minifigures and lots more!

I’m fine with constructive criticism as well as polite disagreement!

Please help me keep this channel as a friendly, positive and safe environment to talk about LEGO! *

LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies and are in no way associated with this channel unless stated in the video description.

*There is a ZERO tolerance policy for disrespect, swearing, bullying, sexism, racism, etc. and no spam on my channels. All comments are moderated by me to protect people of all ages in the LEGO/LEGOS community. If you breach these rules you will be reported and blocked!

Note: if you are under 13, please visit YouTube Kids) – channel viewers are predominately aged 18 years and over.

========

GJBricks is part of BrickTubers Network (https://thebricktubers.com) that includes these talented LEGO builders:

BlockheadUK https://www.youtube.com/blockheaduk
Brick After Brick Toys https://www.youtube.com/brickafterbricktoys
Brick Bakery https://www.youtube.com/brickbakery
Bricksonville https://www.youtube.com/bricksonville
Dr McBrick https://www.youtube.com/drmcbrick
GJBricks https://www.youtube.com/gjbricks
Small Brick City https://www.youtube.com/smallbrickcity

#lego #gjbricks #bricktubersnetwork

Filed Under: LEGO News

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